diff --git a/charts/keptn-lifecycle-operator/templates/lifecycle-mutating-webhook-configuration.yaml b/charts/keptn-lifecycle-operator/templates/lifecycle-mutating-webhook-configuration.yaml
index 144030f..872d47e 100644
--- a/charts/keptn-lifecycle-operator/templates/lifecycle-mutating-webhook-configuration.yaml
+++ b/charts/keptn-lifecycle-operator/templates/lifecycle-mutating-webhook-configuration.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ webhooks:
       name: 'lifecycle-webhook-service'
       namespace: '{{ .Release.Namespace }}'
       path: /mutate-v1-pod
-  failurePolicy: Fail
+  failurePolicy: {{ .Values.failurePolicy | default "Fail" }}
   name: mpod.keptn.sh
   namespaceSelector:
     matchExpressions:
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ webhooks:
     - UPDATE
     resources:
     - pods
-  sideEffects: None
\ No newline at end of file
+  sideEffects: None
diff --git a/charts/keptn-lifecycle-operator/values.yaml b/charts/keptn-lifecycle-operator/values.yaml
index 413f2b8..f9b83e6 100644
--- a/charts/keptn-lifecycle-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/keptn-lifecycle-operator/values.yaml
@@ -186,3 +186,5 @@ deniedNamespaces:
   - keptn-system
   - observability
   - monitoring
+
+failurePolicy: Fail